Flier for spinning purposes



A. W. THOMASEN.

FLIEH- FOR SPINNING PURPOSES. APPLICATION FILED-00111, 1919.

1,356,323. Patented Oct. 19,1920,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED w. THOMASEN, or nan'rronn, CONNECTICUT.

FLIER non srnmme rnnrosns.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patehted (j t. 19 i920 Applicationfiled October 11, 1919. Serial No. 330,051.

vertically disposed spindle, and an object of my invention, amongothers, is to provide a flier having means to enable the wire comprisingthe arms to be readily removed and a new one to be readily inserted.

One form of device embodying my inven tion and in the construction anduse of which the objects herein set out, as well. as others, may beattained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a view in side elevation of the -upper end of a spindle and of abobbin having my improved flier attachedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a detail view, scale enlarged, in

section through my improved flier.

. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away to showconstruction.

Fig. 4! is a "iew similar to Fig. 2 but cutting the flier in a plane atan angle to the plane of section of said Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the form of what is known as afigure-eight flier, embodying my invention.

Prior to my invention it has been a common practice to attach the wires,comprising the flier arms, to the hub of the flier in such a way thatthe wire is projected endwise through openings and is then bent into thedesired shape, the eyes through which the thread passes being formedafter the wire has been placed in the hub. The conditions of use ofthese fliers is such that they are destroyed after a comparatively shorttime with a result that a new wire must be supplied or the flier must bediscarded entirely. The expense of these fliers is such as to warrantreplacing of the wires, and it is to enable these wires to be readilyreplaced, and at the same time enable the old wires to be readilyremoved, that I have invented the improved flier illustrated'anddescribed herein.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 indicates a spindle of anydesired form having thereon a bobbin 6 from which the thread or threadsare extended, as to other bobbins or spools upon which they are wound,it being understood that the spindle is rotated in any suitable manner.The numeral 7 indicates the hub of my improved flier that is constructedof wood or,

other desired material, thishub having an annular groove 8 located inits upper surface, and from the bottom of which groove a retaininggroove 9 opens. Slots 10 are formed in the top of the hub extending her,as herein shown being bent -downwardly, and a bow 13 is formedsubstantially midway between said ends. The curve of this how is of asize preferably slightly larger than the curve of the retaining groove 9andthe arms are bent outwardly from this bow so that they will liewithin and extend througha pair of the slots 10. The object of thisconstruction is to cause the bow to spring into retaining grooves and tobe securely held therein by the spring qualities of the wire, thisresiliency also enabling the wire to be readily removed by springingthe: bow out of thegroove.

As shown herein I provide a plurality of sets of slots 10 so that incase a slot shall become enlarged the hub 7 may still be made use of bysimply placing the wire in position to engage another set of the slots.

It will be appreciated that a flier constructed in accordance withmyinvention possesses features whereby the wires may be made up inquantities and fully shaped and formed before they are placed in thehubs, and further, that these wires may be secured to the hubs withoutremoving the latter from a spindle. V

At the present time it is commonpractice for silk and othermanufacturers to ship the destroyed fliers to manufacturers that make abusiness of repairing the fliers and returning them to the silkmanufacturers. My invention will avoid this custom and thereby greatlylessen the cost inpacking and freight charges, as the wires and the hubsmay be separately made, and the wires to replace the broken wires may beshipped separately when required to the silk or other mills in whichthey are used. I

A button 14 may be employed to prevent the ends of the arms 11.

accidental displacement of the flier from the spindle. p

Fig. 5 of the drawing illustrates my invention as applied to what isknown as the figure-eight form of flier, in which a thread support leirises from the arms in the form or a loop, there being two eyes 16 inthe shape of a figure-eight at the top of the supporting loop throughwhich the threads are extended. from the eyes 12 at In this structure adouble bow comprising members 17 is formed to engage the hub upondiametri- Cally opposite sides in a manner that will be readilyunderstood.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I havedescribed the principles of operation of my invention, together with thedevice which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof;but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is onlyillustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means.

I claim- 1. A flier comprising a hub having an annular groove in one endand a slot opening from saidgroove radially of the hub, a wirecomprising the arms oi the flier, .said flier having a bow, and meansfor holding the bow within the groove by the spring action oi the parts,an arm of the Wire resting within said slot.

2. A flier comprising a hub having an annular groove therein and aretaining groove opening out from the annular groove, and

a wire comprising the arms of the flier, said wire being formed toengage within said retaining groove to hold the wire in place by sprinaction.

3. A flier comprising a hub having an annular'groove in one end and anundercutretaining groove opening thereoutof, and a wire comprising thearms of the flier, said wire having a bow to be engaged within saidretaining groove by the spring action of the parts.

4. A flier comprising a hub having a plu rality of pairs of slots in oneend and an annular groove therein with a retaining groove opening out ofthe annular groove, and a wire comprising arms of the flier, said wirehaving a bow to be engaged within the re taining groove and having itsarms formed to engage a pair of said slots.

5. A flier comprising a hub having a gro'ove in one end and a wirecomprising the arms thereof, a support rising from said arms and havingan eye to receive a thread, and means within said groove to receive saidwire by spring action and securely retain it in )lace.

6. flier comprising a hub having a groove in one end and a wirecomprising the arms thereof, a support rising and partially formed oneach of said arms, eyes formed on said support to receive a thread, andmeans within said groove to receive said wire by spring action andsecurely retain it in place.

ALFRED W. THOMASEN.

